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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1615
Regional Policy (Inner city policy: Urban Programme; illegal rate setting by Liverpool City Council; appointment of commissioners; reorganisation of schools) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 334
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83 Dec 16 Fr Major Local government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Jenkin) [MT interested in possible visit to Docklands] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 2 We Major Local government: Turnbull minute to MT (Liverpool commissioners) [Jenkin’s suggestions for appointments, local elections] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major Local government: No.10 record of conversation (“Liverpool: Commissioners”) [“as many as 12 Commissioners might be needed in order to cover the full range of services provided by the Council”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 3 Th Major Local government: Department of Environment briefing (“Liverpool: Local Elections”) [potential influence of results on 1984-5 budget and rate decision] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 4 Fr Major Local government: No.10 record of conversation (meeting on situation in Liverpool) [“it would be particularly difficult to change the Government’s stance just now, since that would seem like a direct response to the election results”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 8 Tu Major Local government: Younger minute to Jenkin (“Urban Programme Review”) [“any decisions about the scale of resources applied to your programme will have direct implications for the size of the Scottish block”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 9 We Major Local government: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Jenkin discussion on situation in Liverpool) [MT “said there could be no question of a negotiated compromise”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 15 Tu Major Local government: Tebbit minute to Jenkin (Liverpool militants) [need for a firm response] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 17 Th Major Local government: Welsh Office letter to Jenkin (“Urban Programme Review”) [“the outcome could have wider implications”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Education: Turnbull minute to MT (Liverpool school reorganisation proposals) [“there is a real risk of being successfully challenged in the courts if the Secretary of State seeks retention of four single sex schools”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Local government: Cabinet Office minute to MT (“Liverpool City Council”) [Jenkin seeking decision on “whether he can offer Liverpool modest assistance from the Urban Programme if that will either clinch a legal budget or put the Government in a better position presentationally”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Local government: Jenkin briefing for MT (meeting with Liverpool Labour council) [may be “grounds for believing that there is still not a majority on the Council for an unlawful budget, and the Council leaders may suspect this too”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 21 Mo Major Local government: Jenkin minute to Younger (“Urban Policy and Programme Review”) [potential impact on Scotland] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 22 Tu Major Local government: No.10 record of conversation (meeting on situation in Liverpool) [City Council proposals for schoool reorganisation, local finances] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 25 Fr Major Education: Liverpool City Council letter to Joseph (“1. Liverpool 2. County Secondary Re-Organisation”) [“the adoption of any one of the possible options which you outlined would effectively destroy the purpose of the Authority’s original proposals”] [released Dec 2014]
84 May 31 Th Major Local government: Jenkin minute to Tebbit (proposed Birmingham International Conference Centre) [“although the scheme may be desirable from Birmingham’s own viewpoint, the national advantages are much more questionable”] [released Dec 2014]
84 Jun 6 We Major Local government: Tebbit minute to Jenkin (proposed Birmingham International Conference Centre) [“the public expenditure objections to this proposal are over-riding”] [released Dec 2014]
84 Jun 11 Mo Major Education: Oliver Letwin minute for David Barclay (“Liverpool: Reorganisation of Schools”) [“We continue to believe that the proposals are disastrous, and that outright rejection would be the best solution”] [released Dec 2014]
84 Jun 11 Mo Major Education: Oliver Letwin minute for Turnbull (“Liverpool Schools”) [“the Council might well call Keith’s bluff”] [released Dec 2014]
84 Jun 11 Mo Major Education: Joseph minute to MT (“Liverpool Section 12 Proposals”) [“the Authority argue that all three modifications are beyond my powers”] [released Dec 2014]